Bottle-stopper.



A. PECORELLA.

* BOTTLE STOPPER. APPLICATION FILED Amma, 1913.

1,09'7,1 87, ,Patnted May 19, 1914.

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.ALBERT PECORELLA, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Application led August 18, 1913. Serial No. 785,230.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT InooRnLLA, a citizen of Italy, residing at Buifalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a stopper for bottles and similar packages and has the object to provide a stopper of simple and inexpensive construction which will securely seal the contents of the bottle against evaporation or contamination but permit ready discharge of the liquid from the bottle and also prevent ready relling of the bottle to any material extent.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a bottle stopper embodying my invention and applied to a bottle. Fig. 2 is a horizontal transverse section of the same taken in line 2-2, Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary vertical section showing a modification of the stopper embodying my invention.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

25 represents the neck of a bottle or other package which may be of any suitable construction.

The casing or body l of the stopper embodying my invention is hollow and preferably cylindrical so as to form a valve chamber 2 and comprises an enlarged upper part which is arranged above the bottle neck and a reduced lower part which is inserted in the bottle neck so that a downwardly facing shoulder 3 between the enlarged upper and reduced lower parts of the body bear against the upper end of the neck. The body of the stopper may be fastened to the bottle in any suitable manner, for instance, by means of a cement or other adhesive interposed between the reduced lower part of the body and the bore of the neck. The lower head 4: of the body is preferably arranged at a distance above the lower end of the body and is provided centrally with an opening or main port 5 which is preferably of downwardly taperingv form so as to serve as a valve seat and through which the liquid from the bottle may escape. The upper head Ll() of the body is provided on one side with an auxiliary liquid outlet port 6 for the liquid from the interior of the-chamber.

This port communicates with a nozzle 7 exl `outer side of the Vtubular partition.

tending upwardly and laterally from the top of the body. An outer auxiliary air inlet port 8 is also arranged in theupper head of the body which. port and the liquid discharge port 6 are arranged on diametrically opposite sides of the body. The main port 5 in the lower end of the valve body is closed when the bottle stands upright and opened when the bottle is tipped by means of a valve which may consists of a ball 9, as shown in Fig. 1. This ball valve is guided toward and from its seat by means of a cage or tubular partition 10 which extends from the lower end or head of the valve body or casingto the upper head or end thereof and is arranged concentrically within the casing so as to surround the main valve seat. TheA outer i auxiliary ports 6, Sare arranged around the This cage or partition is Lprovided with a plurality of liquid discharge openings or passages 11 so as to establish communication between the interior of the partition and the surrounding annular` space of the chamber of the body. This partition therefore not only performs the function of a guide for controlling the movement of the ball valve but also serves as a baille to intercept any wires or similar instruments which may be pushed through the liquid delivery Vnozzle and the `air inlet port in attempting to interfere with the proper operation of the main valve.

The exit of liquid from the bottle is controlled by means of a valve bar 12 extending diametrically across the valve chamber and partition and passing near its opposite ends through longitudinal guide slots 13 in the partition while its extremities are adapted to open and close the auxiliary liquid discharge'and air inlet ports 6, 8, respectively. This valve bar is preferably held yieldingly in its uppermost position in which its opposite ends close the liquid outlet port and the air inlet port, the means for this purpose shown in the drawings consisting of a valve stem 111 projecting upwardly from the valve bar through a central opening in the upper head of a valve casing, and a spring 15 surrounding the valve stem and bearing at its lower end against the top of a casing and at its upper end against the underside of a iingerpiece 16 secured to the upper end of the valve rod. Upon depressing theJ valve bar by means of the lingerpiece and also tipping the bottle so that the ball valve will roll away from the main seat the liquid is permit-ted to flow from the body of the bottle through the lower port 5, thence through the tubular partition, thence through the openings therein into the valve chamber, and thence out through the discharge nozzle, and at the same time air is permitted to How from the inlet port 8 through the valve chamber, tu-

bular partition and lower port 5 into the bottle to permit the liquid to escape therefrom. The inward movement of the valve bar is limited by means of a stop 17 which is preferably of tubular form and secured to the upper head of the valve casing around the spring so as to be engaged by the fingerpiece. By constructing the stop 17 in the form of a tube which surrounds the lower part of the spring the latter is not only protected against injury but the stopper as a whole also presents a neat appearance. By pushing in the valve bar the same operates as a stop to prevent the ball valve from moving to the extreme outer end of the guideway formed by the tubular partition so that at this time the ball is not so :tar away from the main seat and can rengage the same quickly in case attempts are made to rell the bottle. bottle is tipped while the valve bar is closed the ball valve can roll away from its seat to a greater extent, thereby permitting any liquid which enters the valve chamber or the tubular partition to again fiow back into seat.

Instead of employing a ball valve for controlling the main outlet of the bottle this may be accomplished by means of a conical valve 18 which is pivoted at one side to the interior of the stopper, as shown at 19 in Fig. 3, so that the conical valve can swing toward and from the main valve seat 20. The movement of the conical valve away from its seat is limited by means of a stop which preferably consists of a lug 21 arranged O11 the inner side of the tubular partition near the lower end thereof and in position to be engaged by the free end of the conical valve.

My improved bottle stopper can be constructed at comparatively low cost so that its use is not prohibitive on bottles which contain comparatively low priced liquids and by reason of the fact that no separate ordinary cork is necessary for closing the bottle at the top when the same is not in use, dispensing of liquid through a stopper of this character is rendered much more convenient and the same also presents a much more attractive appearance which is a de sirable feature especially when the bottles are displayed.

I claim as my invention:

L A bottle stopper comprising a hollow body having an internal partition provided When, however, the

with a passage, a main inner valve seat arranged at the lower end of the body within said partition, and an auxiliary outer liquid port and an outer air port arranged at the outer end of the body adjacent to the outer side of the partition, a main valve arranged within the partition and movable toward and from said main valve seat, and an auxiliary valve device guided on said partition and movable toward and from said auxiliary ports.

2. A bottle stopper comprising a hollow body having a tubular internal partition extending from the lower to the upper end of the body, a main inner valve seat arranged at the lower end of the body and surrounded by said partit-ion, auxiliary outer liquid and air ports arranged in the outer end of the body outside of said partition and on diametrically opposite sides of the body, said partition having perforations and longitudinal guide slots, a ball valve arranged in the tubular partition and movable toward and from the main valve seat, and a valve bar extending across the interior of said body and partition and through the yguides of the` latter and adapted to lap with its ends over said auxiliary ports for closing the same.

3. A bottle stopper comprising a hollow body having a tubular internal partition eX- tending Jfrom the lower to the upper end oit' f the body, a main inner valve seat arranged l at the lower end of the body and surrounded the bottle before the ball valve reaches its by said partition, auxiliary outer liquid and air ports arranged in theouter end of the body outside of said partition and on dial metrically opposite sides of the body, said partition having perforations and longitudinal guide slots, a ball valve arranged in the tubular partition and movable toward and from the main valve seat, a valve bar extending across the interior of said body and partition and through the guides of the latter and adapted to lap with its ends over said auxiliary ports for closingv the same, a valve stem extending from said valve bar outwardly through the upper end of said body, a iingerpiece arranged on the outer end of said stem, and a spring interposed between said body and iingerpiece.

LA bottle stopper comprising a hollow body having a tubular internal partition extending from the lower to the upper end of the body, a main inner valve seat arranged at the lower end ofthe body and surrounded by said partition, auxiliary outer liquid and air ports arranged in the outer end of the body outside of said partition and on diametrically opposite sides of the body, said partition having perforations and longitudinal guide slots, a ball valve arranged in the tubular partition and movable toward and from the main valve seat, a valve bar extending across the interior of said body and partition and through the guides of the lutter and adapted to lap with said body in position to be engaged by said its ends over said auxiliary ports for closing ingerpieee. l@ the same, a Valve stem extending from said Witness my hand this 16th day of August, Valve bar outwardly through the uppei1 end 1913.

of said body, a ngerpece arranged on the ALBERT PECORELLA. Outer end of said stern, a spring interposed Witnesses:

between said body Yamd fingerpiece and a stop JAMES LA MARCO,

tube surrounding said spring and secured to JOHN M. POWER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Entente,

Washington, D. C. 

